L'Arche in the UK

There are twelve L’Arche Communities in the UK. The first Community opened in 1974 in Kent and our newest Community opened in Manchester in 2012. In each, we offer high quality, person-centred support for adults with learning disabilities.

Reflecting the diversity, uniqueness and differing needs of each person, some individuals are supported in their own homes for a few hours per week, while others are supported twenty-four hours a day in our assisted living services.

L’Arche Communities are vibrant places of welcome, belonging and celebration. L’Arche is committed to providing people with learning disabilities the opportunities and support they need to lead fulfilling lives.

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Annual Reports and Accounts
Community Leader - L'Arche Kent
Community leader - L'Arche London
Residential vacancies

We have a rolling programme for residential assistants. Please follow this link if you would like to apply.

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L'Arche globally

Today there are over one hundred and forty L’Arche communities in thirty-five countries around the world from Belgium to Brazil, Uganda to the United States. More than three and a half thousand people with learning disabilities are currently supported by L’Arche.

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Join us as an Assistant

There are a number of ways to work in a L’Arche Community. The classic route is by becoming a residential assistant (support worker) but most Communities also have non-residential posts. Read on for more information.
Residential vacancies

We have a rolling programme for residential assistants. Please follow this link if you would like to apply.
What we do

In a world that values winning, L’Arche Communities are places where people with and without learning disabilities can discover who they are and not just what they can do.
L'Arche in the UK

There are twelve L’Arche Communities in the UK. In each of our Communities we offer high quality, person-centred support for adults with learning disabilities.
Tom's story

'L’Arche houses are brilliantly eclectic and that is a large part of what makes working in them so much fun.'
Summer in the Forest

Summer in the Forest is a full-length feature film about our founder Jean Vanier and the L’Arche communities in Trosly, France and Bethlehem. It tells how two L’Arche communities, though quite different from those in the UK, share our common values.
Community Leader - L'Arche Kent
London - support assistant

40 hours per week. Permanent contract. Immediate start - Spring 2018.
Community life

What makes L’Arche different is the attention we pay to building relationships and creating a sense of belonging within our Communities.
Supported living

While some individuals wish to live in a home with other people, others prefer to be supported to live independently. At L’Arche we help people to choose a way of life that feels right for them, and for their families.